The 1990 finals series was the first finals series to be played under the newly renamed Australian Football League. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 1990, culminating with the 94th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 1990. However, after Collingwood and West Coast drew in the qualifying final, the series was extended to five weeks, ending on 6 October. Collingwood would eventually go on to win the 1990 Premiership, breaking a famous 32-year drought marked by numerous Grand Final losses.

The finals system

This was the 18th and final season in which the McIntyre final five system would be used. With the introduction of the Adelaide Crows the following season, the system would expand to become a final six.

Qualification

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
# Team P W L D PF PA  % Pts
1Essendon22175025261815139.268
2Collingwood (P)22166023761825130.264
3West Coast22166022741920118.464
4Melbourne22166023392066113.264
5Hawthorn22148024142002120.656
6North Melbourne221210025192210114.048
7Footscray22121002016203199.348
8Carlton221111022772187104.144
9St Kilda22913023282313100.636
10Geelong2281402248239893.732
11Richmond2271501988253078.628
12Fitzroy2271501874238978.428
13Sydney2251701904270470.420
14Brisbane Bears2241801733242671.416

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 100.1
Source: AFL Tables Essendon won the minor premiership with 17 wins, followed by Collingwood, West Coast and Melbourne on 16 wins each. Reigning premiers Hawthorn rounded out the Top Five with 14 wins.

Finals

Qualifying Finals (Collingwood v West Coast)

Qualifying Final
Sep 08, 1990 Collingwood drew with West Coast Waverley Park (crowd: 54,816)
3.6 (24)
7.11 (53)
10.12 (72)
 13.12 (90)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 3.1 (19)
6.5 (41)
10.10 (70)
 13.12 (90)

Qualifying Final Replay (Collingwood v West Coast)

Qualifying Final
Sep. 15 1990 Collingwood def. West Coast Waverley Park (crowd: 53,520)
8.1 (49)
12.6 (78)
14.9 (93)
 19.12 (126)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 2.1 (13)
4.5 (29)
9.9 (63)
 9.13 (67)
Brown (4), Daicos (4), Crosisca (2), Francis (2), Manson (2), McGuane, Christian, Kelly, Millane, Russell Goals Sumich (4), Keene (2), Kemp, Langdon, Turley

Elimination final (Melbourne v Hawthorn)

Elimination Final
Sep. 09, 1990 Melbourne def. Hawthorn MCG (crowd: 74,954)
1.2 (8)
3.6 (24)
9.10 (64)
 10.13 (73)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 2.6 (18)
4.7 (31)
5.10 (40)
 8.16 (64)		 Umpires: Rowan Sawers, Peter Carey
Bennett (4), Stretch (2), Fishold, Healy, Jackson, Spalding Goals Brereton (2), Dunstall (2), Hall (2), Platten, Pritchard

First Semi-Final (West Coast v. Melbourne)

1st semi-Final
Sep. 22, 1990 West Coast def. Melbourne Waverley Park (crowd: 43,458)
4.2 (26)
10.5 (65)
16.10 (106)
 19.16 (130)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 2.1 (13)
2.8 (20)
8.9 (57)
 15.10 (100)		 Umpires: Rowan Sawers, Denis Rich
Chris Waterman 6,
Peter Sumich 4,
Stevan Jackson 3,
Chris Mainwaring 2,
Laurie Keene, Dean Kemp, Karl Langdon, Chris Lewis 1		 Goals Rod Grinter 4
Darren Bennett, Ricky Jackson, Graeme Yeats 2,
Tony Campbell, Simon Eishold, Greg Healy, Earl Spalding, Stephen Tingay 1

Second Semi-Final (Collingwood v. Essendon)

2nd semi-Final
September 23, 1990 Collingwood def. Essendon Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 91,555)
4.5 (29)
7.7 (49)
12.8 (80)
 17.15 (117)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 2.3 (15)
5.7 (37)
7.10 (52)
 7.12 (54)		 Umpires: Peter Carey, Bryan Sheehan
Gavin Brown 5
Doug Barwick, Peter Daicos 3
Scott Russell, Craig Starcevich 2
Gavin Crosisca, Tony Francis 1		 Goals Paul Salmon 3
Mark Harvey, Derek Kickett, Mark Thompson, Paul Vander Haar 1

Preliminary final (Essendon v West Coast)

Preliminary final
29 September, 2:30pm Essendon def. West Coast Waverley Park (crowd: 55,813)
4.1 (25)
11.3 (69)
13.10 (88)
 18.13 (121)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 1.2 (8)
5.3 (33)
6.8 (44)
 8.10 (58)		 Umpires: Carey, Sheehan
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Harvey, Ezard 3
Vander Haar, Salmon, Madden 2
Long, Bewick, Kickett, Anderson, Watson, Manning 1		 Goals Jackson 3
Sumich 2
Mainwaring, Langdon, Heady 1
Madden, T. Daniher, Anderson, Grenvold, Ezard, Hamilton, Bewick Best Mainwaring, Lewis, Scott, Hart, Heady, Brennan, McKenna

Grand Final (Collingwood vs. Essendon)

1990 AFL Grand Final
Saturday, 6 October 2:30pm Collingwood def. Essendon MCG (crowd: 98,944)
2.5 (17)
8.9 (57)
11.10 (76)
 13.11 (89)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		 2.2 (14)
3.5 (23)
5.6 (36)
 5.11 (41)		 Umpires: Sawers, Rich
Norm Smith Medal: Tony Shaw
Television broadcast: Seven Network
National anthem: Normie Rowe
Brown 2, Barwick 2, Crosisca 2, Russell 2, Daicos 2, Monkhorst, Starcevich, McGuane Goals Salmon 2, Kickett, Somerville, Grenvold
Shaw, Russell, Monkhorst, Millane, Francis, Kerrison, Starcevich, Crosisca, McGuane Best Watson, Sporn, T. Daniher, Kickett, Ezard, O'Donnell
Brown (concussion), Starcevich (concussion) Injuries Nil
See Tribunal Reports See Tribunal
  • Match was also broadcast on 3AW and 3LO radio

See also

Notes and references


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